erlösen

Meaning

1. (weak) to deliver, to set free
2. (weak) to deliver; to redeem; to save (to free from sin, its destructive power and its punishment)
3. (weak) to bring forth as proceeds

Concepts

save

release

ransom

redeem

deliver

rescue

keep

buy back

Synonyms

retten

erretten

befreien

🆓

entlasten

säubern

freikaufen

zurückkaufen

helfen

loskaufen

unterstützen

ablösen

Translations

salvare

behouden

salvar

redden

bergen

redimir

kurtarmak

salvar

sauver

liberar

racheter

resgatar

libertar

🆓

redimere

délivrer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɛɐ̯ˈløːzən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: erlœsen

Inherited from Old High German: irlōsen

In summary

From Middle High German erlœsen, from Old High German irlōsen, from Proto-West Germanic *uʀlausijan, from Proto-Germanic *uzlausijaną. By surface analysis, er + lösen (“to loosen”).